Rožek, Moravče Explained

Official Name:Rožek
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moravče
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1567°N 14.7286°W
Elevation M:399

Rožek (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾɔˈʒɛːk/) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Vinje pri Moravčah.[1] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

Rožek lies in the southern part of the village of Vinje pri Moravčah, southeast of the main part of the settlement.

History

Rožek had a population of five living in one house in 1900.[3] Rožek was annexed by Vinje pri Moravčah (at that time still called Svine) in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[4]

Rožek Castle

The ruins of Rožek (Rudolfseck) Castle, first mentioned in written documents in 1247,[1] can still be seen near the settlement. It was damaged in the peasant revolt of 1515.[5] The castle owners, the Gall family, became fervent Protestants and a number of prominent Protestant figures were buried in the castle chapel. When the castle started to deteriorate in the 17th century, the castle dwellers relocated to other castles in Moravče and Češnjice pri Moravčah.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 109.
  2. Web site: Občina Moravče. www.moravce.si.
  3. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 20–21.
  4. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 89, 102.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage